Work in Progress at MUARC
All current research
A novel overt mobile speed camera program was introduced in Queensland in early 1997. In 2004 MUARC published a comprehensive evaluation examining the crash and economic effects. Current research aims to monitor ongoing effectiveness.
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport Qld.
Contact: Stuart Newstead
A project to review traffic volumes and flow around the Shell Geelong Refinery and assist Shell in updating traffic management procedures and vehicle usage policies
Sponsor: Shell
Contact: Peter Hillard
A review of the literature and evaluation of physical on road measures to modify driver behaviour with particular reference to lower class roads.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Brian Fildes
Achieving ambitious road safety targets
Sponsor: OECD
Contact: Jim Langford
ACIS Cross regional Phase 2 - to explore in detail the driving patterns of older drivers at intersections and other traffic situations. Vehicles will be instrumented with cameras and other technologies to monitor driver behaviour.
Sponsor: Holden Ltd.
Contact: Judith Charlton
ACIS Cross-regional Project (Phase 1) will be focusing on waysin which Australian HMI for in-vehicle infotainment systems can be designed to be more easily adapted to suit the needs of drivers and passengers from
different global regions and cultures.
Sponsor: Holden Ltd.
Contact: Kristie Young
ACIS Lane Departure Warning - to investigate the association between driver fatigue and driving performance variables such as variations in lane position and rate of steering wheel reversals.
Sponsor: Holden Ltd.
Contact: Michael Lenne
Ambulance new vehicle evaluation
Sponsor: Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS)
Contact: David Logan
Australian National Crash In-depth Study (ANCIS)
Sponsor: Various sponsors
Contact: David Logan
Aviation safety claims data
Sponsor: Aviation Safety Foundation Australia
Contact: Michael Lenne
Child pedestrians
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Jennie Oxley
China booster seats
Sponsor: CCHIPS
Contact: Joan Ozanne-Smith
Chronic Illness & Crash Risk - a critical review of current evidence on medical conditions and crash risk and will result in an update of Charlton et al. (2004). Influence of Chronic Illness on Crash Involvement of Motor Vehicle Drivers, MUARC Report 213
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford / Sjaanie Koppel
Clear zone guidelines
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Bruce Corben
Crash analysis of disqualified drivers
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Irene Bobevski
Crew resource management - young driver training
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Michael Lenne
CRG driver training syllabus
Sponsor:
Contact: Michael Lenne
Cyclist enhancement
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Max Cameron
Develop, pilot and conduct a large-scale trial of an on-road assisted ride program - The two year program will be designed to promote safer on-road riding by reducing risk taking behaviours and crash involvement among newly licensed motorcyclists.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Christine Mulvihill
Development of strategies for speed camera enforcement in Queensland - This will cover mobile speed cameras, speed/red-light cameras at intersections, and fixed speed cameras on major roads (including point-to-point average speed camera systems).
Sponsor: Queensland Transport
Contact: Max Cameron
Driver distraction
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Kristie Young
Driver distraction book
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Michael Lenne
Drugs and alcohol
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Belinda Clark
Enhanced crash investigation
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Brian Fildes
Enhanced safe riding of motorcycle postal delivery officers
Sponsor: Australia Post
Contact: Michael Lenne
Evaluation of RoadWise revision
Sponsor: Australian Automobile Association (AAA)
Contact: Judith Charlton
Evaluation of training drivers re motorcyclists - Investigates use of video training to increase the likelihood of drivers giving way to motorcycles at intersections.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Michael Lenne
Exercise for Independent Living
Sponsor: NH&MRC
Contact: Lesley Day
Exercise to delaying disability in older persons
Sponsor: Wicking Trust
Contact: Lesley Day
Factors influencing road crash and injury trends in NSW
Sponsor: Insurance Australia Ltd.
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Falls modelling
Sponsor: Dept. of Health & Ageing
Contact: Lesley Day
Farside crash investigation
Sponsor: Australian Research Council
Contact: Brian Fildes
Feasibility of conducting a roadside observational survey of mobile phone use
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Michael Lenne
Field observation study of children in cars - to examine how children are restrained and seated in CRS, to gain an understanding of children's behaviour while travelling in cars, and to identify how their behaviour influences driver behaviour.
Sponsor: Auto CRC
Contact: Judith Charlton
Flexible barrier systems
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Bruce Corben
Follow-up study of paediatric dog bite injury. This case series study will involving the conduct of in-depth interviews with the parents of fifty children aged 0-9 years who have been bitten by a dog in a domestic setting.
Sponsor: Bureau of Animal Welfare, Department of Primary Industry
Contact: Erin Cassell
Framework for evaluation of the Queensland Road Safety Strategy 2004-2011
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport Qld.
Contact: Max Cameron
Glass - architectural
Sponsor: ARC Linkage (ABCB, Vic Build Com, Pilkington)
Contact: Joan Ozanne-Smith
GRSF seat belts in China
Sponsor: World Bank
Contact: Joan Ozanne-Smith
Hazard perception of motorcyclists
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Michael Lenne
Heavy vehicle safety
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Jeff Archer
HFACS
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Michael Lenne
High alcohol times
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Kathy Diamantopoulou
Human error in road transport
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program & Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Contact: Charlotte Brace
Implementation of performance indicators and evaluation methodology for WA Road Safety Strategy
Sponsor: Office of Road Safety, Western Australia
Contact: Bruce Corben
Injury surveillance
Sponsor: ARC Linkage - Australian Defence Force
Contact: Joan Ozanne-Smith
Light vehicle benchmark tool - aims to assess the benefits of vehicle safety policy and consumer programs in improving secondary safety of the NZ fleet and to quantify the contribution of improved vehicle secondary safety to reducing road trauma.
Sponsor: Ministry of Transport, New Zealand
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Literature review and consultation with experts to derive both policy and research recommendations to improve safety at level crossings
Sponsor: Dept. of Transport
Contact: Michael Lenne
LTO decision making
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Tom Triggs
Marine Safety Research: Eval. Vic. Recreational Boat Licensing Scheme; Marine Incident & Injury Data Profile Update; Commercial Boating Safety Culture: Focus Group Study; and Powered Recreational Boating Exposure to Risk Survey
Sponsor: Marine Safety Victoria
Contact: Erin Cassell
Matching data sources
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Model licence - stage 4
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Judith Charlton
Model Licensing - stage 3
Sponsor: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Contact: Judith Charlton
Motorcycle crash risk feasibility study examing speed data to examine the separate effects of inappropriate and excessive motorcycle speed and changes in traffic speed on motorcycle crashes.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Motorcycle speeding part 1 - to examine cases of motorcycle fatalities to determine the characteristics of crashes in which inappropriate speed (for the conditions) and/or excessive speed (over the limit) have contributed to the accident.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Karen Stephan
Motorcycle Travel Route Analysis
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Nimmi Candappa
Multi National Vehicle Safety Mass Data Study - To examine possibilities and likelihood of establishing a large European database for on-going benefit analyses of safety technologies.
Sponsor: Swedish Road Administration (SRA)
Contact: Brian Fildes
Non-wearing of seatbelts
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jennie Oxley
NSW Police Association - This work will examine the design of police vehicles and the interaction between the vehicle and the police appointments (utility) belt.
Sponsor: WorkCover
Contact: Michael Lenne
Nursery furniture injury - Geelong
Sponsor: Dept. of Health & Ageing
Contact: Joan Ozanne-Smith
Older driver licensing options and crash risk to others
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Older driver licensing restrictions
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Older driver training
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Judith Charlton
Parents resource handbook
Sponsor: Exxon-Mobil
Contact: Narelle Haworth
Procedures for countermeasure evaluation
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Kathy Diamantopoulou
Queensland Graduated Licensing System crash reduction evaluation - effectiveness of GLS including mininmum learner supervised experience, probationary period, passenger restrictions, mobile communications and vehicle power restrictions.
Sponsor: Queensland Transport
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Rail suicide
Sponsor: Dept. of Infrastructure
Contact: Virginia Routley
Railway crossing advice
Sponsor: Dept. of Justice
Contact: Brian Fildes
Road Safety Handbook
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Safer fleet vehicle benefit
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Safer Roads Infrastructure Program (SRIP1) evaluation. SRIP is a blackspot program which targets improvement of country road locations with frequent run-off road crashes as well dangerous intersections in outer metropolitan areas.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Slips, trips and falls
Sponsor: Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)
Contact: Joan Ozanne-Smith
Speed limits
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
The relationship between crime and road safety
Sponsor: Baseline Research Program
Contact: Charlotte Brace
This project aims to determine the crash reduction effect and the economical benefit of projects completed under the Motorcycle Blackspot Program both to motorcyclists and other vehicle types.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Stuart Newstead
This project aims to review the extent of bus crashes and incidents in Dubai and to develop a strategy for addressing these problems in the future.
Sponsor: SERCO Consultants
Contact: Brian Fildes
This project aims to study the crashworthiness profile of vehicles owned and crashed by young drivers to establish how vehicle choice contributes as a factor to the young driver problem.
Sponsor: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
Contact: Stuart Newstead
To develop and pilot a set of supplementary questions about driver distraction to be collected as part of the ANCIS driver interviews. The data obtained through these questions will be used to establish the role of driver distraction in road crashes.
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Michael Lenne
To implement and evaluate a revised system of rural speed limits based on harm reduction principles in the Tasman municipality in Tasmania using the following criteria: acceptability of lower limits; compliance; and associated road safety benefits.
Sponsor:
Contact: Jim Langford
TRaffic Accident Causation in Europe (TRACE)
Sponsor:
Contact: Brian Fildes
Traffic enforcement evaluation
Sponsor: Victoria Police
Contact: Max Cameron
Train LAB accidentologists in the use of AIS scale; and to evaluate new technologies using methods including HARM and to apply the Total Secondary Safety Index to French data
Sponsor: Laboratory of Accidentology, Biomechanics and human behaviour (LAB)
Contact: Brian Fildes
Vehicle crashworthiness
Sponsor: Various sponsors
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Vehicle impoundment
Sponsor: Victoria Police
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Vehicle mass crash data
Sponsor: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Contact: Stuart Newstead
Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU) including statewide injury data and inforrmation service.
Sponsor: Dept. of Human Services (DHS)
Contact: Erin Cassell
Vision impairment and fitness to drive
Sponsor: Australian Research Council (ARC)
Contact: Judith Charlton
WA Road Safety Strategy
Sponsor: Office of Road Safety, Western Australia
Contact: Bruce Corben
Walk Bendigo Evaluation Project - aimed to make the CBD of Bendigo safer, more amenable and accessible and more attactive - a full scale evaluation of the CBD in it's present state and after the Stage 1 redevelopment has been completed.
Sponsor: City of Bendigo
Contact: Bruce Corben
Workshop - vegetation & ground surface countermeasures
Discussion of vegetative and ground surface countermeasures to address roadside crash issues
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Nimmi Candappa
The above is a list of active or recent projects. Projects may appear in more than one category.
The Baseline Research Program is sponsored by Department of Justice,
the Transport Accident Commission and VicRoads.
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